{"id":62210,"date":"2020-05-12T10:56:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T09:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=62210"},"modified":"2020-05-12T10:56:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T09:56:54","slug":"even-without-guitar-hero-recording-artists-are-still-integral-to-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/05\/even-without-guitar-hero-recording-artists-are-still-integral-to-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Even without Guitar Hero, Recording Artists are Still Integral to Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s face it: Guitar Hero and its spin-offs were the epitome of music in gaming. The instrument-like controllers were innovative, with difficulty levels of tracks opening people to new genres of music just to beat the game. Even though a Guitar Hero 3 world record was recently broken, per VG24\/7<\/a>, the iconic games phased out almost a decade ago.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

However, that\u2019s not to say that music in gaming died out with Guitar Hero. Tracks from recording artists are still a major part of the gaming industry, even if they don\u2019t get play-along titles. Now, music\u2019s influence in gaming ranges from being a key factor in the biggest games to new titles embracing iconic bands and artists as the core of the gameplay.<\/p>\n

Soundtracks are integral to the game<\/strong><\/h2>\n